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This short book introduces the field of bounded rationality, fundamental to understanding how economic decisions are made, to a beginning readership in economics.

Explores how the European question has divided the Labour Party and the progressive left for over 50 years and makes the case for an approach that is critical of the European Union, yet pragmatically embraces its potential to facilitate and enable a radical internationalist politics.

A thorough and perspicacious analysis of auantitative easing (QE), what has become a recovery method of last resort, that will be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand central banking's role in the national economy.

What have the Finns got right that other nations haven't?

This volume brings together some of the most influential Europeanists writing today to take stock of the subject and to consider the most fruitful avenues for future research.

This volume brings together some of the most influential Europeanists writing today to take stock of the subject and to consider the most fruitful avenues for future research.

A book for anyone anxious, worried - or angry - about the mismatch between how they experience the world with its increasing day to day pressures, and the model used by economics to explain and justify it.

Financial investment in farming and agricultural production has been identified as one of the main causes of the so-called "global land rush". This book is a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the agri-focused asset management industry.

An introductory guide to the contribution to and role of the creative industries and their products and services in the overall economy.

An original analysis of post-Keynesianism's contributions to such central issues as the fundamental uncertainty in economic decisions, the theory of liquidity preference, effective demand and nominal contracts.

A detailed examination of the much used and little understood concept of productivity -- how it is used, and why it is held by economists to be so important in evaluating the health of modern economies.

Ray Kiely examines the conservative anti-globalization that has manifested itself in recent years as a nostalgia for a former supposed age of economic and societal harmony and which has informed popular mantras of deregulation and economic nationalism.

Bulent Gokay examines Turkey's recent remarkable political and economic transformation within the context of broader regional and global change to offer new insight into the functioning of Turkey's political economy and the successes and failures of its ruling party's economic management.

Non-technical and accessible, this book seeks to demystify the functionalities of blockchains, their potential as well as their likely socio-economic impacts.

A critical examination of the urban growth, political economy and geography of Bangladesh's capital city and one of the world's leading garment manufacturers.

A comprehensive introduction to the ideas of Karl Polanyi by examining the key themes that run throughout his work, including economy, commodification, money, geopolitical economy, the state, class, democracy and knowledge.

Stephen Morgan provides a comprehensive analysis of China's unprecedented economic transformation and the specifics of its development, including issues such as well-being and human capital, inequality, ageing, urbanization and sustainability, consumerism, health, education and the environment.

The negotiation, implementation and policing of trade agreements involves nation states, non-state actors, NGOs, transnational businesses and institutions all pursuing vested interests. This book explores the role of trade diplomacy in today's global economy to provide the reader with an unparalleled overview of the field in theory and practice.

A new introduction to the modern Russian economy, one that explores Russia's continued tentative and inconsistent use of the market and the microfoundations and leadership norms of Russia's "sistema" that continue to inhibit liberalization.

An international team of leading economic historians provide an overview of global developments in the theory and reality of inequality in the light of the work of Thomas Piketty.

An unrivalled analysis of the pervasive forms that financialization has taken, its rise as a global phenomenon, its impact on economic growth, its transformative effect on businesses and the costs that we pay as consumers. Has finance become a burden to growth and what, if anything, can be done to tame and control its power.

A concise and rigorous presentation of petroleum economics that examines the entire value chain of the oil and gas industry from exploration, development and production to transportation, refining and marketing.

At a time when both China's role in the world is becoming the focus of international business strategy and Brexit is pushing the UK to look to the rest of the world for trade and investment, Kerry Brown assesses the potential for a new "golden age" of UK-China relations.

This collection of new essays from leading economic geographers addresses the contested place of markets in a physical setting and explore how the impact of political, social and economic factors determine the shape of a particular market space.

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus examines the role of the European Central Bank in the euro crisis and what role it should play in the future.

A critical overview of transport in the UK, which offers recommendations on how policy-makers might approach technological advancements in modern transportation systems.

This important book provides a path-breaking analysis of the gendered implication of financial governance, financialization, monetary policy, and financial crisis and presents options for rebalancing the financial system to make it inclusive and fair.

A comprehensive introduction to the ideas of Karl Polanyi by examining the key themes that run throughout his work, including economy, commodification, money, geopolitical economy, the state, class, democracy and knowledge.

Greg Fuller explores the importance and growing role of mortgage markets in the macroeconomy and provides a comparative analysis of housing finance across a number of European national economies, including the UK, as well as the United States.

A concise analysis and overview of the trilateral trade agreements - NAFTA and its successor USCMA - that have created one of the largest trade blocs in the world.